The Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA) is holding its annual summer pet adoption event, “Aloha from SVACA,” on Aug. 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Adopters can pay what they want in adoption fees and take home their new best friend.

The event takes place at the SCAVA Animal Care Center, 3370 Thomas Road, Santa Clara. For more information, call 408.764.0352 or visit svaca.com.

Library hosts Battle of the Bands finale

The five finalists in the seventh annual Battle of the Bands will face off at the Almaden Library on Aug. 2, 3-5 p.m.

Online voting closed on July 19 in this contest sponsored by the San Jose Public Library system. For more information, visit sjpl.org/BattleOf TheBands.

Warehouse is found for school backpack drive

The Family Giving Tree has secured warehouse space from Barry Swenson Builders to ramp up its 2014 Back to School Backpack Drive. The donated warehouse space is on Race Street in San Jose.

The warehouse will be used to process donated backpacks and school supplies that are given to low-income students at 190 Bay Area schools. Last year, more than 26,000 children benefited from the drive.